HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4589 - Ordinance: Amend Section 3-1-17 of Chapter 3-1 -Dangerous Dogs
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-1-17 OF CHAPTER
3-1 OF TITLE 3 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO DANGEROUS DOGS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 3-1-17 of Chapter 3-1 of Title 3 of the Rochester Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3-1-17. Dangerous dogs.
(a) The provisions of Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50—347.565, relating to the regulation of
dangerous dogs, are hereby incorporated by reference and adopted as part of this
section. The city clerk shall establish and maintain a list of qualified impartial
hearing officers who may be assigned to conduct hearings required by these
sections.
(b) Potentially dangerous dogs shall be regulated under Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50—
347.565 the same as if they were dangerous dogs. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50—347.565, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) The definition of the term "proper enclosure" shall be expanded to include a
fenced-in yard that prevents the dog from leaving the property and to which
the public cannot gain access;
(2) The dog owner shall not be required to have the dog sterilized; and
(3) A surety bond or policy of liability insurance in the amount of $25,000.00 shall
be required if the hearing officer determines that the dog is declared potentially
dangerous as a result of biting a human.
(c) No person shall take a dog that has been declared dangerous or potentially
dangerous into the city's dog parks or trails unless the dog is muzzled and
restrained by a substantial chain or leash, and is under the physical restraint of a
responsible person.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2026.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2026.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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